Resources
MDRC
MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor. They design and study new approaches to problems confronting public education; low-income children, families, and communities; and low-wage workers and people with serious barriers to employment (including formerly incarcerated individuals).
National Institute of Corrections
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons that provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies.
National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the State and local levels.
Office of Justice Programs
Since 1984, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has provided federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist crime victims.
Vera Institute of Justice
Vera's Mission:The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.Vera began CEO in the late 1970's and spun it off as part of its many projects to make justice systems fairer and more effective through research and innovation.
ATI Coalition
NYC Employment and Training Coalition
The National HIRE Network
National Transitional Jobs Network
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
WPTI
Reentry Net
MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor. They design and study new approaches to problems confronting public education; low-income children, families, and communities; and low-wage workers and people with serious barriers to employment (including formerly incarcerated individuals).
National Institute of Corrections
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons that provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies.
National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the State and local levels.
Office of Justice Programs
Since 1984, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has provided federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist crime victims.
Vera Institute of Justice
Vera's Mission:The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.Vera began CEO in the late 1970's and spun it off as part of its many projects to make justice systems fairer and more effective through research and innovation.
Coalitions
ATI Coalition
NYC Employment and Training Coalition
The National HIRE Network
National Transitional Jobs Network
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
WPTI
Reentry Net
Reentry is the "process of managing the transition from the status of 'imprisoned offender' to the status of 'released ex-offender'"
-But They All Come Back: Rethinking Prisoner Reentry, NIJ, 2000.